How Do They Do It? Episode Rating Graph
May 2006 - present
May 2006 - present
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S13 Ep3
8.8
22nd Aug 2016
How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
S8 Ep3
8.5
17th Jun 2011
How do they run Ryker's Island, one of the biggest jails in the world? How do they make the famous Royal Mail post box? And how do they turn fruit...
S7 Ep16
8.5
10th Sep 2010
How do they turn coffee beans into decaffeinated coffee; how do they smoke fish; and how do they use water to power ships?
S13 Ep5
8.4
5th Sep 2016
ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
S14 Ep4
8.4
13th Jan 2017
How do they harvest and treat the world's most expensive tea? Plus, how does the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland heat half the city's homes?
S13 Ep8
8.2
3rd Oct 2016
How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
S13 Ep17
8.2
5th Dec 2016
How do they mine one of the rarest gemstones in the world, craft the classic cowboy boot, and build a road sweeper that can pick up seven tonnes of trash?
S7 Ep8
8.2
16th Jul 2010
In this episode, learn how they dive for sponges and how taxi drivers know their way to so many different destinations.
S14 Ep3
8.1
13th Jan 2017
A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made.
S15 Ep10
8.0
9th Dec 2017
How is Parma ham, the most famous ham in the world, made? Plus, how do they make rowing machines, and how are the iconic London Underground signs made?
S14 Ep7
8.0
27th Jan 2017
How do they extract iron ore from one of the most remote mines on the planet? And how do they make chandeliers that are fit for a queen?
S13 Ep19
8.0
19th Dec 2016
How do they build a diesel engine that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into bank notes, and whip up ice cream flavours?
S13 Ep14
8.0
14th Nov 2016
How do they forge a set of jaws that can chomp through concrete, stitch the historic airman's bomber, and brew the oldest beer in the Western World?
S13 Ep13
8.0
7th Nov 2016
How do they blow the world's finest crystal, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup?
S13 Ep11
8.0
24th Oct 2016
How do they feed France's appetite for snails, turn slabs of steel into shiny cutlery, and craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet?
S13 Ep4
8.0
29th Aug 2016
How the world's sharpest photos are taken; what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling car; and how jelly beans are made.
S12 Ep17
8.0
10th Sep 2015
How do they turn goat fleeces into fabrics? How do they build a quad bike that turns into a jet-ski and how do they create the instrument of angels- the...
S11 Ep3
8.0
29th May 2014
A look at how sea weed for sushi is farmed, how a beer bottle is made that lasts for fifteen years and how they keep swimmers and surfers off a sharks menu.
S8 Ep13
8.0
27th Oct 2011
How do they find and defuse thousands of World War II landmines? How do they make crisp tasting cider? How do they clear undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon...
S7 Ep18
8.0
24th Sep 2010
How do they build the world's fastest lawnmowers; how do they set the price of bread; and how do they use coconuts to clean water?
S7 Ep7
8.0
9th Jul 2010
How do they make aeroplane tyres; how do they fire the fastest guns in the west; and how do they make artificial turf for football pitches?
S7 Ep6
8.0
2nd Jul 2010
How are phosphates used to put out fires; and how are cruise liners fuelled up and stocked with supplies before a voyage?
S7 Ep4
8.0
18th Jun 2010
How do they mine marble for Washington's monuments; how do they make Tabasco Sauce; and how do they produce storm proof umbrellas?
S13 Ep2
7.9
15th Aug 2016
How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
S14 Ep5
7.8
20th Jan 2017
How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a forgery?
S13 Ep15
7.8
21st Nov 2016
How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
S14 Ep1
7.8
6th Jan 2017
How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock?
S10 Ep14
7.8
5th Dec 2013
How do they produce marble, how do they make mahjong pieces, and how do they build escape slides? Finds out as more items are put under the microscope.
S11 Ep2
7.8
22nd May 2014
A look at ways to weave an authentic Turkish carpet, and how helicopter blade technology is being used to make cross country skis. Plus, the practicalities behind the Niagara Falls
S16 Ep15
7.8
1st Aug 2019
How do they fit all the features of a luxury apartment into a motorhome? And, how do they make a ballet shoe that can take the weight of a dancer...
S13 Ep10
7.8
17th Oct 2016
Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.
S11 Ep8
7.8
3rd Jul 2014
Examining how rosebuds are turned into Turkish delight, and how sunscreen is made to block out harmful UV light. Plus, how to hammer out a silver spoon.
S11 Ep5
7.8
12th Jun 2014
A look at how one of the fastest bikes in the world was created, how pilots train to perform death-defying acrobatics, and how oil and gas is brought up from the bottom of the sea.
S10 Ep15
7.8
12th Dec 2013
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Featuring Kamaz trucks, products for hair and the Canton Tower.
S7 Ep5
7.8
25th Jun 2010
How do they make Irish stout and how do they use silkworms to create gunpowder bags and clothes? Plus, how do they put soup into cans?
S7 Ep2
7.8
10th Jun 2010
How do they operate the world's most versatile construction machines? Plus, how do they maintain the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago?
S10 Ep17
7.7
16th Jan 2014
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. How are Russian dolls manufactured, how is aloe vera produced and how are flags made?
S11 Ep7
7.7
26th Jun 2014
A look at how waste is collected in Venice, how Australia's famous sheepskin boots are made, and how pond algae is turned into a health supplement
S10 Ep13
7.7
28th Nov 2013
How do they build wrecker trucks, how do they produce Roquefort, and how are trees transported? Find out as more items are examined.
S16 Ep1
7.7
13th Jun 2019
How does one family in America make three quarters of the world's peppermint oil? Also, how do they make state-of-the-art, performance-enhancing tennis rackets?
S7 Ep20
7.7
8th Oct 2010
How do they build the best off-road cars; how can cowboys stay on a bucking bronco; and how do they transform flour into cakes?
S7 Ep15
7.7
3rd Sep 2010
How do they carry out maintenance on the Eiffel Tower; and how do they design and build the ultimate snowboards?
S7 Ep14
7.7
27th Aug 2010
How do they make toothbrushes; how do they produce millions of car batteries; and how are cacao beans transformed into chocolate?
S7 Ep12
7.7
13th Aug 2010
How do they transform raw cane into sugar; how do they farm fish; and how do they create tailor made suits that are ready within the day?
S7 Ep9
7.7
23rd Jul 2010
How do they transport cash securely; how do they land big game fish; and how do they produce bagpipes?
S6 Ep19
7.7
19th Nov 2009
How can steel repair itself? How do they create the world's most powerful bikes? And how is wood transformed into paper?
S7 Ep10
7.6
30th Jul 2010
How do they design cars that will protect you in a crash; how do they print a bestseller; and how do they transform oil into margarine?
S11 Ep4
7.6
5th Jun 2014
Examining how the street lamps of Venice are cast, and how tiny trees are grown for the ancient Chinese art of penjing.
S13 Ep16
7.6
28th Nov 2016
How do they brew moonshine in the heart of New York City, make a battery powered bicycle, and grow the rubber for wetsuits in the Arizona desert?
S11 Ep6
7.5
19th Jun 2014
A look at how New York bagels are hand-rolled, how they make a racing car tyre that will grip the track at 320kph, and how life-like sculptures are created out of glass.
S13 Ep1
7.5
8th Aug 2016
How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.
S12 Ep16
7.5
3rd Sep 2015
How do they fashion the iconic Fedora hat? How do they make the cement that builds the world? And how do they harvest and freeze millions of peas in under...
S12 Ep14
7.5
20th Aug 2015
How do they build the biggest apartment block on the planet? How do they make the classic British boot? And how do they make cooking pans tough enough to last...
S12 Ep12
7.5
6th Aug 2015
Fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; underground storage for books and documents.
S7 Ep13
7.5
20th Aug 2010
How are banknotes designed and printed; and how is leather hide transformed into pairs of shiny shoes?
S7 Ep11
7.5
6th Aug 2010
How is water transformed into whisky; and how are they preparing for another natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina?
S7 Ep3
7.5
11th Jun 2010
How are peanuts harvested, roasted and transformed into peanut butter; and how are domestic appliances tested?
S6 Ep20
7.5
19th Nov 2012
Find out how they make military helicopters, how they design metro systems and how they engineer artificial reefs.
S3 Ep2
7.5
21st Feb 2007
How do they create the world's twistiest rollercoaster ride? How do they turn hard rock into the smoothest pool tables?
S11 Ep17
7.4
28th Nov 2014
How plasterboard is made from power station smoke, the casting of the world's top awards, and how planes are built that can take off and land almost anywhere.
S10 Ep20
7.4
6th Feb 2014
A look at how products are made. Featuring how leather is produced, how goods are moved down the Grand Canal and how Flyboard is created.
S11 Ep10
7.4
17th Jul 2014
An insight into how people care for bees, plus a look at how to build a trike that can carry a whole family and how to stop a bullet with a sheet of ceramic.
S5 Ep14
5.5
20th Mar 2008
Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.
S5 Ep2
6.0
4th Mar 2008
The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.
S5 Ep9
6.0
13th Mar 2008
Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.
S5 Ep17
6.0
27th Mar 2008
The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.
S9 Ep12
6.0
20th Sep 2012
How are powerful Scania trucks built? How do they use the world's biggest DNA database to solve crime? How is paraffin used to make Gouda cheese?
S9 Ep14
6.0
4th Oct 2012
How can lifeboats hold up to 150 people? How can mind control techniques help golfers improve their shots? How do they make millions of celebratory stamps?
S9 Ep20
6.0
13th Dec 2012
How do skydiving suits work? How do they produce Surströmming, one of the world's smelliest foods? How do they transform weeds into walls?
S10 Ep5
6.0
26th Sep 2013
How do they build one of the world's most powerful locomotives? And how do they turn cows' milk into clotted cream?
S10 Ep6
6.0
10th Oct 2013
A look at how products are manufactured around the world. Looking at sardine fishing, Piaggio scooters and erector sets.
S12 Ep18
6.0
17th Sep 2015
How do they harvest thousands of tonnes of tea? How to they make sure that your luggage catches the same plane as you? And how do they make high-quality hairbrushes?
S15 Ep1
6.0
28th Aug 2017
How do the islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave world-famous Harris tweed? And, in Iceland, how do they prepare fermented shark?
S15 Ep6
6.0
28th Oct 2017
How did the ancient Greeks invent parchment with techniques still used today? And how do they make shuttlecocks, the fasting moving object in sport?
S15 Ep7
6.0
9th Nov 2017
How do they make some world's smoothest writing ballpoint pens that don't leak or fade? And, how do they make pizza for soldiers on the frontline?
S15 Ep8
6.0
27th Nov 2017
In Cremona, how do they make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius? And, how do they build houses with volcanic rock?
S16 Ep2
6.0
13th Jun 2019
How do they make a trombone? How do they make traditional Spanish wineskins? And, how do they turn smelly muddy peat into rejuvenating face cream?
S16 Ep6
6.0
27th Jun 2019
Many items that make up the modern world are the result of sophisticated engineering and production processes. How do they do it?
S16 Ep7
6.0
4th Jul 2019
How do they build one of the world's most exclusive luxury cars? How do they make a referee's whistle that can be heard above 50,000 screaming fans? How they make...
S16 Ep8
6.0
4th Jul 2019
How do they turn English willow into cricket bats for India's top players? How do they craft stunning hand-made Spanish fans? And, how do they build foundations for tall buildings?
S16 Ep9
6.0
11th Jul 2019
How do they build a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture? How do they cast the bronze bells that help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows?
S12 Ep1
6.3
10th May 2015
A look at how skyline logging wrangles Vancouver's most elusive trees. Plus, muscle and skill turns ordinary clay into intricate tiles in a Spanish workshop.
S12 Ep6
6.3
11th Jun 2015
The powerful machines essential to building roads and highways are made; No pans are needed when you can bake bread in a can; Luxurious cell phones are made with rubies and sapphires.
S13 Ep18
6.3
12th Dec 2016
How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?
S12 Ep3
6.3
21st May 2015
Commuters rise above Mumbai's chaos by riding India's only monorail. In Denmark, porcelain statues are hand painted and take several weeks to complete. Creative cupcake recipes originate in Manhattan and stretch around the world.
S12 Ep5
6.3
4th Jun 2015
Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.
S16 Ep4
6.3
20th Jun 2019
Top race horses are given VIP treatment to get to their new owners, how are they transported? Plus, what creative methods do they use to photograph food?
S5 Ep3
6.5
5th Mar 2008
The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.
S5 Ep6
6.5
10th Mar 2008
Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.
S6 Ep9
6.5
3rd Sep 2009
How do they turn an old warship into a playground for scuba divers, plan to stop San Francisco collapsing when the next earthquake strikes, and run a car on rocket...
S6 Ep16
6.5
22nd Oct 2009
How do they look after sharks at the world's biggest aquarium? How do they grow precious stones? And what does it take to build a luxury Bentley?
S9 Ep2
6.5
12th Jul 2012
How do they build Formula 1 racing cars; how do they make the Leatherman, America's best-selling multi-tool; and how do they create classic Finnish Aalto glassware?
S9 Ep3
6.5
19th Jul 2012
Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.
S9 Ep4
6.5
26th Jul 2012
How do they build working miniature airports? How do they design houses to survive hurricanes? How is rhubarb cultivated in the dark?
S9 Ep5
6.5
2nd Aug 2012
How do billions of bees produce tonnes of California almonds? How do they clear the snow to keep Norway's planes in action? How are tricky stains removed?
S9 Ep6
6.5
26th Jul 2012
How is a modern fighter jet built? How do Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers? How do they build America's best performing SUV?
S9 Ep7
6.5
9th Aug 2012
How do volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole? How do they build trucks that can cross swamps? How do they make the world-famous Fiskars scissors?
S9 Ep8
6.5
23rd Aug 2012
How do they make steel cables strong enough to hold up a 50,000 tonne bridge; why do modern hunters use medieval weapons; and how do shops know which clothes sizes...
S9 Ep9
6.5
30th Aug 2012
How do they make Tennessee whiskey the traditional Lincoln County way? How do night goggles work? How do the Finnish relax in 160-degree saunas?
S9 Ep10
6.5
6th Sep 2012
How do they grow enough vanilla to make the world's favourite ice cream flavour? How are anchors for huge ships built? How are 12 million lighters made every year?
S9 Ep11
6.5
13th Sep 2012
How do they craft footballs for the National Football League? How do they farm mussels? How do they design the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet?
S9 Ep13
6.5
27th Sep 2012
How do they make the finest classical guitars? How do they keep the blades turning on a wind turbine? How do they produce America's ultimate mowing machines?
S9 Ep15
6.5
11th Oct 2012
How do they produce tequila from cactus plants in Mexico? How does New York City run on steam? How do they produce soft ice cream?
S9 Ep16
6.5
25th Oct 2012
How stuntmen survive a day of being knocked down and beaten up; how they make a watercraft that can swim like a dolphin; how they mine precious amber.
S9 Ep17
6.5
25th Oct 2012
How is NYC supplied with the finest steaks? How do they produce the ultimate surround sound home cinema systems?
S9 Ep18
6.5
29th Nov 2012
How is viscose transformed into clothing and cloth? How do they produce the world's favourite fizzy drinks? How do they make traditional English snuff?
S9 Ep19
6.5
6th Dec 2012
How do they build the world's most expensive cable cars? How is vodka produced from grass? How do social networks connect people around the world?
S12 Ep10
6.5
23rd Jul 2015
A farm in the Netherlands is run almost entirely by robots. One of the largest toughest log stackers is put to work in Sweeden and grand pianos are navigated through the streets of New York.
S12 Ep11
6.5
30th Jul 2015
Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs; Mining strontium for multicolored fireworks.
S16 Ep5
6.5
27th Jun 2019
Many items that make up the modern world are the result of sophisticated engineering and production processes. How do they do it?
S16 Ep10
6.5
11th Jul 2019
How do they collect millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup? How do they use aerospace technology to make rowers go faster? And, how are castanets made?
S3 Ep5
6.7
7th Mar 2007
Discover how the rescue services slice a crushed car open in seconds, and find out how parachutists are able to land on a dime.
S12 Ep4
6.7
28th May 2015
Travel down under, home to some of the largest wineries in the world and see how some of the most popular wines are produced. What does PTFE stand for? And how is it used to make extreme weather clothing for the most demanding customers.
S16 Ep3
6.7
20th Jun 2019
Over 35 million people love to surf, so how do they make the perfect board for catching waves? Plus, the world eats 10 million tonnes of butter a year -...
S16 Ep17
6.7
8th Aug 2019
How do they mine a million tonnes of fertiliser from below the sea? And, how do they hand print millions of colourful clothes using the ancient art of batik?
S16 Ep11
6.8
18th Jul 2019
How do they quadruple the power of the world's biggest engines with the world's most powerful turbochargers? How do they build new roads from old waste plastic?
S11 Ep11
6.8
10th Oct 2014
An insight into how the minerals that are an essential ingredient in glass cookware are mined, and a look at how money is kept safe and secure inside cash machines.
S10 Ep4
6.9
19th Sep 2013
How do they cultivate green salad on scorching desert plains, how do they make rigging for ships and how do they produce lifesaving insulin from bread?
S3 Ep1
7.0
21st Feb 2007
How do they turn the Arizona Cardinals' football stadium into a monster truck arena in 48 hours? How do they surf the world's deadliest wave?
S3 Ep3
7.0
28th Feb 2007
How do they fix the mast on top of the Empire State Building? And how do they extract copper from the largest man made hole in the world?
S3 Ep4
7.0
28th Feb 2007
How do they launch and land an F18 fighter jet on the USS Nimitz, make a major league baseball bat and build the world's fastest sports car?
S3 Ep6
7.0
7th Mar 2007
How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? How does a 6000 tonne monster digger manage to walk? And how do they run a car on waste beer?
S3 Ep7
7.0
14th Mar 2007
How do racing drivers survive 300 kilometres an hour crashes? See how impregnable bank vaults are made, and how do they tell the time?
S3 Ep8
7.0
14th Mar 2007
See how the California Highway Patrol stop a speeding car, and how 75,000 litres of water is shot 24 stories high in a spectacular display?
S1 Ep1
7.3
6th May 2006
This episode begins with explaining how recycling works using as an example airplanes. Then goes on to Plasma TV’s by explaining the theory and showing us the Hitachi factory. After that it’s the fireworks turn. From China to New York, from production to consumption you can see how they do it! Big hot and noisy, it is time to make railway tracks. Melt, shape, cool, check, you are done! Finally, microseconds, micrometers, welcome to the world of inkjet cartridges and its ink, by taking a tour in the Hewlett Packard cartridge factory.
The first episode of How Do They Do It? aired on May 06, 2006.
The last episode of How Do They Do It? aired on June 22, 2021.
There are 287 episodes of How Do They Do It?.
There are 17 seasons of How Do They Do It?.
Yes.
How Do They Do It? is set to return for future episodes.